Fashion & textiles: design books

Major series of studies exploring the use of ancient textiles and clothing as literary devices in the Greek and...  Read More >>

An insider's look at how the rise of 'fast fashion' obstructs ethical shopping and fuels the abuse and neglect of...  Read More >>

"""An insider's look at how the rise of 'fast fashion' obstructs ethical shopping and fuels the abuse and neglect...  Read More >>

"""An insider's look at how the rise of 'fast fashion' obstructs ethical shopping and fuels the abuse and neglect...  Read More >>

This book is a journey across the world through the lens of ikat, a textile technique used for many centuries to...  Read More >>

Festivals celebrate occasions and moods and generate their own realities that manifest as living memories. Festivals...  Read More >>

A magnificent photographic celebration of the work of the most exciting and innovative contemporary shoemakers and...  Read More >>

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"One of Vogue's most anticipated books of 2023. A quintessentially American fashion narrative about the rise and...  Read More >>

""Introduces the processes behind creating and using textiles in fashion design. Offers an overview of the processes...  Read More >>

""Picturing the Woman-Child examines the representation of women as childlike in western fashion media, and asks...  Read More >>

From her Studio 54 disco-glam styling to her awarding-winning work in The Devil Wears Prada, Sex in the City, and...  Read More >>

Based on years of archival research in Madrid and Barcelona, this interdisciplinary study offers a fresh approach...  Read More >>

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The concept of cross-dressing is one thing that frequently confounds people. Although it can be difficult to understand,...  Read More >>

Based on years of archival research in Madrid and Barcelona, this interdisciplinary study offers a fresh approach...  Read More >>

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This book explores...  Read More >>

The fashion designer Dovile Riebschlager unveils the unglamorous side of the fashion industry and reminds us that...  Read More >>

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A comprehensive, chronological history surveying over ninety years of fashion on the Oscars red carpet.  Read More >>

Former Hollywood costume designer Judy Bohning shares harrowing tales and the mindset enabling her to survive and...  Read More >>

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A lively account of fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld, written by journalist and author William Middleton, who knew the...  Read More >>